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The best advice for writers
“I never know how to give advice to a writer because there’s so much you could say, and it’s hard to translate your own experience. The main thing that I usually end up saying is to read a lot. To read a great deal and to learn from that.” ~Sue Monk Kidd Cindy La Ferle ______________________ To view additional content, or to share on social media, please visit the home page. English and American literature were my favorite classes in high school and college. I’ve always loved to read (and hang out in bookstores), but I doubt that I’d have finished as many classics had I not been required to write…
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The willingness to change
“The moment a thing becomes a fixed point, it is dead. The true living thing is always in between and in a state of becoming.” ~Frank Lloyd Wright Meijer Gardens, Grand Rapids / Cindy La Ferle ______________________ To view additional content, or to share on social media, please visit the home page.
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Ignoring our critics
“What other people think of you is none of your business. Judgy criticism often has nothing to do with you and everything to do with them. Don’t let their drama dull your sparkle.” ~Kris Carr Ready for the parade / Cindy La Ferle ______________________ To view additional content, or to share on social media, please visit the home page.
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No competition
“A flower doesn’t think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms.” ~Anonymous quote found on Pinterest Cindy La Ferle ______________________ To view additional content, or to share on social media, please visit the home page.
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Great art, best friends, and Mister Rogers
“When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary. The people we trust with that important talk can help us know that we are not alone.” ~Fred Rogers “The Nut Gatherers” by William Adolphe Bouguereau at the Detroit Insitute of Arts ______________________ To view additional content, or to share on social media, please visit the home page. The Detroit Institute of Arts is a wonderful escape on gloomy late-winter days when spring seems ages away. Beautiful art always lifts my mood and transports me to better places. I needed that, more than ever, this week.I never tire of revisiting my favorite paintings, including the one shown above by the…
